Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, the temperature has gradually dropped. It is not so hot during the day, and the temperature is much lower at night. It is necessary to cover yourself with a thin quilt.
"It's starting to get colder, Xiaoqiu. When will your uncle get some cotton? I need to get my cotton clothes ready in advance, and I want to get a thick new quilt!"
Shen Ruofei is afraid of the cold, so the cotton-padded clothes and quilts she brought are all old, with hard cotton fillings and not warm at all. If she could get cotton to make new ones, she would not wear the old ones. All these had to be prepared in advance.
Song Ying does have a down jacket and other things, but unfortunately she can't take them out, so she has to buy new ones.
"Next time I'll ask my uncle when I can get the cotton." Yi Xiaoqiu helped to make the quilt for the two of them.
Several people lay side by side on the kang. Before they could say a word, Shen Ruofei, who had been shouting about catching a thief, fell asleep shortly after lying on the kang.
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that this educated youth was very tired from working during the day! She didn't wake him up, and her voice was much lower when she spoke to Song Ying.
As time passed, the educated youth site gradually became quiet.
At this time, Song Ying sat up from the kang and said, "It's getting late, let's go outside!"
Yi Xiaoqiu asked Xiaocha in his heart, "Xiaocha, did you notice anything?"
[Host, there was no movement, but Qian Zhiqing turned over sixty-eight times while lying on the kang.]
Turning over shows that he has evil intentions, but this is not evidence that he stole the money. It only means that he is more suspicious than others.
Yi Xiaoqiu also had an idea in his mind, "Where are the others?"
【Most of the others fell asleep.】
Yi Xiaoqiu shook his head. "I guess everyone is asleep now, so the thief probably wouldn't dare to act rashly. You should get some sleep first. You still have to go to work tomorrow. I'll catch you if there's any movement."
"Then do it!" Song Ying lay down again.
Yi Xiaoqiu just lay there without moving.
After a while, just as she was about to doze off, the system spoke, "Host, Qian Zhiqing is up. He said he wants to go to the bathroom."
Yi Xiaoqiu immediately perked up and sat up from the kang, "Did he have the money in his hand?"
[No, he left empty-handed. He didn't approach Zhao Zhiqing's house across the street, but went straight to the backyard.]
Could it be that she guessed wrong? Qian Zhiqing was not a thief.
Did they just come out to use the toilet?
At this moment, [Host, Qian Zhiqing took out a packet of money wrapped in a biscuit bag from the wall of the toilet...]
Before the system could finish its words, Yi Xiaoqiu immediately nudged Song Ying and the other person, "I heard some noise. Let's hurry to the front."
Song Ying woke up immediately, but Shen Ruofei was still a little confused and sat on the kang rubbing her eyes.
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't want to disturb anyone's sleep, but this required a third person. Otherwise, even if she caught the thief alone, the other party would blame her for the crime, and it would be a waste of effort.
As she spoke, she got off the kang and looked for her shoes.
Xiaocha's tone was a little anxious. [The host left the toilet and went to the backyard... and soon entered the main house.]
Yi Xiaoqiu didn't turn on the flashlight. At Xiaocha's reminder, he gently opened the door and saw a dark shadow walking into the house through the back door of the main house.
She followed quietly with a flashlight, followed by Song Ying, who had already woken up.
As for Shen Ruofei, she was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes. She sat on the kang for a while without reacting, and soon fell on the kang in a daze.
Soon, the figure really went to the direction of Zhao Shuhong's room. He stood at the door and was stuffing something in.
Seeing this, Yi Xiaoqiu turned the flashlight on him.
The light hit Qian Donglai, startling him. He turned around quickly and saw that only Yi Xiaoqiu was there. He pretended to be calm and said, "Yi Zhiqing, why are you here?"
"Catch the thief! What are you doing sneaking around Zhao Zhiqing's door?" Yi Xiaoqiu said in a loud voice.
Qian Donglai rolled his eyes, hid his hands behind his back, and slowly moved to the side. "No... I didn't do anything..."
Song Ying walked out from behind Yi Xiaoqiu, "He has something in his hand."
Qian Donglai's face turned pale. There was actually someone else here. He didn't dare to move for a moment.
At this moment, the door of the male educated youth dormitory opposite opened. Lin Dongyan and Gu Chengfeng walked out to take a look. What else did they not understand?
"Qian Zhiqing, what else do you have to say? We've caught the criminal red-handed." Lin Dongyan stepped forward and snatched the money from his hand, his face full of disappointment.
"I..." Qian Donglai's shoulders collapsed instantly. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at anyone.
Yi Xiaoqiu walked forward, and Qian Donglai thought Yi Zhiqing was going to hit him, so he subconsciously took two steps back.
But Yi Xiaoqiu just glanced at him lightly and knocked on Zhao Shuhong's door.
There was a loud knock on the door, and Zhao Shuhong almost woke up. "Who is it?"
Yi Xiaoqiu shouted into the house, "Open the door quickly! Do you still want the money that was stolen from you?"
When Zhao Shuhong heard the word "money", she immediately came to her senses and hurriedly got off the bed to open the door.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw many people standing outside, "What are you doing?"
Lin Dongyan stepped forward and said, "Zhao Zhiqing, we have found the person who stole the money. It was Qian Donglai who stole your money. Here is the money."
Zhao Shuhong glared at Qian Donglai, "It's you!"
Qian Donglai lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhao Shuhong took the money from Lin Dongyan and counted it. "There are only thirty-three yuan and fifty cents here, which is more than one yuan short."
"I used that extra dollar to buy pork from Yi Zhiqing. I don't have any money..." Qian Donglai whispered.
This was because of the autumn harvest and he couldn't ask for leave to go to the farm. He couldn't spend the money in the company. In the past, he would never spend more than one dollar.
By this calculation, Qian Donglai stole more than one dollar, which is a bit unacceptable.
There is absolutely no need to report to the police, but there is a youth cadre living here secretly, and everyone is unhappy about it.
At this time, Qian Donglai shamelessly said, "Zhao Zhiqing, Lin Zhiqing, could you please not report me to the police? I'll make up for the money I owe you once I get the food."
Everyone looked at Zhao Shuhong and Lin Dongyan without saying anything. After all, one of them was a victim and the other was the person in charge of the educated youth site, so the decision still depended on their opinions.
Lin Dongyan was in a headache. Qian Donglai hadn't made a fuss about this, and the consequences could be big or small. He didn't want to offend anyone, and he didn't want to live in the same house with a thief. He couldn't come up with a solution for a while.
Zhao Shuhong took the money and didn't intend to push him into a desperate situation. "Just return all the money to me and I'll be fine. I won't take care of anything else."
Qian Donglai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
At this moment, Gu Chengfeng suddenly asked, "Did you steal Lu Zhiqing's money?"
Qian Donglai lowered his head and was silent for a while, then nodded imperceptibly, "I didn't want to do that either. After I paid back Yi Zhiqing's money, I was left penniless and didn't have enough food to eat..."
Yi Xiaoqiu was very upset when she heard this. Is it her fault?
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